Comments on: To Upgrade or Not to Upgrade http://pipboy.paminta.com/2008/04/14/to-upgrade-or-not-to-upgrade/ Fernando C Mendizabal Jr's insights, experiments and experiences about Management Information Systems topics, applied theories and best practices Tue, 09 Jun 2026 02:25:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on To Upgrade or Not to Upgrade by: Pipboy http://pipboy.paminta.com/2008/04/14/to-upgrade-or-not-to-upgrade/#comment-38690 Thu, 15 May 2008 16:24:06 +0000 http://pipboy.paminta.com/2008/04/14/to-upgrade-or-not-to-upgrade/#comment-38690 if you want a "workstation" that can handle office, surfing and the occasional photoshop, you can get one for around 10k (no monitor) that's a core2duo processor e22xx series, motherboard, 2 gb ram, casing and an optical drive. if you want to be able to play with it, you can get the previous top of the line cards (nvidia 7xxx series) for around 5k. i'd recommend the 8800gt though because you can play "any" game with it ~ sells at around 8k. :) happy hunting! if you want a “workstation” that can handle office, surfing and the occasional photoshop, you can get one for around 10k (no monitor)

that’s a core2duo processor e22xx series, motherboard, 2 gb ram, casing and an optical drive.

if you want to be able to play with it, you can get the previous top of the line cards (nvidia 7xxx series) for around 5k. i’d recommend the 8800gt though because you can play “any” game with it ~ sells at around 8k. :)

happy hunting!

]]> Comment on To Upgrade or Not to Upgrade by: badz http://pipboy.paminta.com/2008/04/14/to-upgrade-or-not-to-upgrade/#comment-38567 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:20:34 +0000 http://pipboy.paminta.com/2008/04/14/to-upgrade-or-not-to-upgrade/#comment-38567 you have an estimate how much a decent pc (mostly internet and office kind of stuff, at least the next four versions of nba live, and some multimedia - photoshop and very rare video editing) would cost? my system is turning 5 years old next month and i'm thinking either to upgrade or to get a new one (albeit a cheap new one). current specs at: P4 2.4, 512 pc266 ddr ram, win xp home, no optical drives working, 1 40gb maxtor HD (turning 5 years old as well), 1 160gb seagate HD (3 years old) - both IDE. thanks :) you have an estimate how much a decent pc (mostly internet and office kind of stuff, at least the next four versions of nba live, and some multimedia - photoshop and very rare video editing) would cost?

my system is turning 5 years old next month and i’m thinking either to upgrade or to get a new one (albeit a cheap new one). current specs at: P4 2.4, 512 pc266 ddr ram, win xp home, no optical drives working, 1 40gb maxtor HD (turning 5 years old as well), 1 160gb seagate HD (3 years old) - both IDE.

thanks :)

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